COLLEGE REPORT 2020-21 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” (Romans 12:12) Respected Dignitaries on and off the dais. A very warm Good morning to each one of you. By the grace of the Almighty and the generous support of patrons and well-wishers, St. Mary‟s College, the first women College in the district has entered into the Platinum Jubilee year. The year 2021 marks the seventy fifth year of the journey of academic excellence embarked on by St. Mary‟s College with the vision of transforming young women into industrious, empowered and enlightened individuals who can contribute to the society at large and nation as a whole. As we celebrate our 75th College Day we gladly welcome all of you to this joyous occasion, and I take it as my privilege to present the College Report highlighting the key developments and fine accomplishments of the College, Staff and students in the past year. Every year she is a sad witness to the retirement of her staff who have been a part and parcel of this College for many years. This year also we are bidding farewell to two of our beloved staff members, Dr. Regi Raphael K, Head of the department of Botany and Dr. K.I Treesa, Head of the department of Sanskrit .Both of them have contributed their best in their respective fields and their devotion to duty both in academics and administration is commendable. In her 28 years of service, Ms. Regi has carried out all the duties handed out to her with utmost sincerity and efficiency. She loved her students as her own children and helped and guided them not only in their academics but also in their personal lives. She lives a life close to God and also strives to keep everyone around her taste the love of god. Miss Regi is capable of dealing with various issues without hurting anyone. I take this opportunity for conveying my gratitude for all her contributions to this institution. Ms. Treesa joined St. Mary‟s College in 2006 after serving 8 years in Higher Secondary. She was the all and all of Sanskrit department. Miss has stood with her students whenever they had a difficulty and has taken personal effort to guide them in the right direction. As a person of strong faith and determination she was able to overcome all the challenges in her personal as well as professional life. She is a very simple and systematic person who manages things at ease. It is indeed very 1 sad to bid farewell to such endearing personalities Dr Regi and Dr Treesa. Their retirement is going to be a great loss to our institution. Thank you Ms. Regi and Ms. Treesa for all your valuable contributions, guidance and support provided to Maian family at different times. You are always a part of the institution and hope that you further support us with your words and deeds . We wish and pray that you both have a very peaceful, contented and healthy retirement life. It is with deep sorrow, I remember the sad demise of Prof. Annam K O and Prof. Grace M C, Retired faculties of the Department of Physics. Let their souls rest in peace. The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of the College was inaugurated by Sri. Pinarayi Vijayan Hon. Chief Minister of Kerala on 7th July 2020 in virtual mode due to the present pandemic situation . Sr. Anija, Corporate Manager presided over the function. Mar Andrews Thazhath, Arch Bishop, of Thrissur Diocese, rendered the benedictory Speech. Dr. K.T Jaleel, Minister of Higher Education, Kerala, Adv. V.S. Sunil Kumar, Minister of Agriculture, Kerala, Sri T.N. Prathapan, MP, Thrissur and Dr. C.L Joshy , Registrar, University of Calicut, felicitated the ceremony. Platinum Jubilee action plan VISION 2021 was announced by Sr. Dr. Ritty J Nedumpara Education Councillor, CMC Nirmala Province, Thrissur. Vision 2021 is classified into five major categories. Marian infrastructure Development Initiatives Marian Academic Initiatives Marian Student Support Scheme Marian Environment Conservation Programme and Marian Rural Development Scheme Platinum jubilee logo was also released on the occasion Special postal cover and stamp was released in association with the Jubilee . 2 This Academic year, the college introduced three new Programmes. B.Voc and M.Voc Programmes in Applied Biotechnology and Community College Certificate course in GST. The name of St. Mary‟s is always held high by the achievements of its faculty and students. The college stands high in academic with pass percent of 82 for UG and 95 for PG programs. A special mention needs to be made of Lt.Anu D Alappatt Head of the department of physical Education who was awarded the best Manager of All India inter University team 2019-20 It is with great pleasure I congratulate our University rank holders, Devika Vinod - 1st Rank in B.A English Rose Ann Paulson - 1st Rank in M.Sc Psychology Noufa - 1st Rank in M.Sc Biotechnology Keerthana Haridas- 2nd Rank in B.A Economics Anshi Rahman - 2nd Rank in M.Sc Biotechnology Najiya Noushad- 2nd Rank in M.Sc Microbiology Angel K.V - 3rd rank in M.Sc Biotechnology Bhuvana K.R - 4th rank in M.Sc Biotechnology Thingal A.K - 6th rank in M.Sc Botany, Aiswarya T J - 8th rank in BCA Raina Mary Shaju - 8th rank in M.Sc Microbiology Irene Babu - 8th rank in M.Sc Botany And Haseeba K - 10th rank in M.Sc Psychology Hearty Congratulations to Kum. Anjali Joseph, B.Voc Multimedia student who has made a place in India Book of Records and Asia Book of Records for having written Article 1 Universal Declaration of Human Rights in maximum languages on a glass bottle. 3 It is of great privilege to inform you that our History Post Graduate student Ambili M is elected as Vadakkumcheri Gramapanchayath Member in the recent Local Body election. Our college has signed an International MOU with Lensman Academy – a renowned Dubai based institute, for a Certificate Course in Photography and Film Making. On successful completion of the course, students will be awarded a UK based ASIC accredited certification and the course concludes with an internship for students at Lensman‟s state-of- the-art studios in Dubai Production City. We have also signed an MOU with St. Thomas College (Autonomous) Thrissur, for Research collaboration and technology transfer. The Covid 19 pandemic turned the whole world topsy turvy with unexpected blows in all the fields and especially in the field of Education. But we tried the best way possible to confront the difficulties with positive attitude and firm faith. Sanitizers and hand wash were prepared and distributed. More than five thousand masks stitched by our staff was distributed to hospitals, R T Office, D D office and to the staff and students. Coursera Online Learning Initiative was undertaken by St. Mary‟s College in June 2020 with the main objective to encourage students and faculty to learn new courses and update themselves in various disciplines. Marian Webisode, our own you tube channel, was launched as an initiative of IQAC to share academic information, and showcase the talents and skills of students, faculty and alumnae to the peers and public. St. Mary‟s College has extended the institutional mail id through G suit account to the students also, to enable them to continue their regular academic programmes effectively even in the period of global pandemic. Regular classes, interactions, presentations and competitions were conducted through Google Classroom and Google meet. St. Mary‟s College has become the Fourth Best College and Third Best Women College in Sports in Calicut University in the academic year 2019-2020. Due to covid -19 Pandemic situation competitions of various sports events of the year 2020-21 are yet to be conducted. IQAC is always a strong pillar of strength in the development and assessment of our college. To equip ourselves with ample strength to face the fourth cycle of NAAC reaccreditation, we have constituted an efficient steering committee under the leadership of Dr. Julie P. Lazar. They have been constantly working up on the AQAR and the Self Study Report for the past five years and are on the right track on a quick pace to complete the task. This year, even in 4 the midst of COVID 19 pandemic conducted an online essay writing competition on National Economic Policy- 2020. The Spectrum 2021 for the U.G students and IGNITE 2021 for the Post graduate students were also conducted successfully. The faculty members have been attending webinars and Faculty Development programmes online. Our Library has a sizable collection of resources that supports the research activities of both staff and students. Our library housekeeping activities are automated with fully integrated multi-user library software working under Windows and an umpteen number of online resources. Owing to the Covid lockdown and the subsequent dispersal of regular classes, the student council of the last year continued the office this academic year too and the activities were mainly conducted through online mode. Since the students were not able to visit the college due to covid-19 pandemic, conducted an online induction programme for freshers (Headstart 2020). The Union felicitated the teaching community on Teacher‟s Day and Principal‟s Day was also celebrated. An online Malayali Manka competition in connection with Keralappiravi was organized under the banner of College union. PTA stands as a backbone for all that is happening in the College. Six executive committee meetings were held during the academic year 2020-21. Due to the present scenario of Covid- 19, meetings were held in online mode after the COVID lock down.